Mes‐prise″ (?), n. [OF. mespris, F. mépris. See Misprize.] 1. Contempt; scorn.
2. [Perh. for F. méprise mistake. Cf. Misprision.] Misadventure; ill-success. Spenser.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.